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1. A vigorous blow.
5. A region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light.
10. (prefix) Bad or erroneous or lack of.
13. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
14. The sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this).
15. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
16. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
17. A secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal).
19. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
21. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
22. Powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific.
23. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
24. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
26. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
29. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
30. A state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh).
36. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
37. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
42. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
43. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
44. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
45. Tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome.
47. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
51. (Greek mythology) Son of Daedalus.
55. The cry made by sheep.
56. Make a smudge on.
60. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
61. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
62. A member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
63. A kind of person.
64. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
65. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
66. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
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1. One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof.
2. On or toward the lee.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
5. An official at a baseball game.
6. The capital of Lombardy in northern Italy.
7. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
8. A training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers.
9. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
10. A woman of refinement.
11. Of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture.
12. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
18. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
20. A small cake leavened with yeast.
25. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
27. An informal term for a father.
28. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
31. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
32. Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
33. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
34. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
35. A light touch or stroke.
38. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
39. The sign language used in the United States.
40. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
41. Offering fun and gaiety.
46. Type genus of Ochnaceae.
48. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
49. A telephone connection.
50. One thousandth of a second.
52. A sudden short attack.
53. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
54. A reason for wanting something done.
57. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
58. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
59. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
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